Is the psoas muscle surgically repaired during tummy tuck? If so is there any risk in losing result if that muscle is massaged through chiropractic. Surgery was several years ago. I recently started seeing a chiropractor for pain from an unrelated injury. I'm concerned this may reduce the great results I had from tummy tuck. My abs definitely don't feel as tight. Any advice is appreciated.
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This may be due to the internal plication sutures but it is difficult to say for sure. If you are experiencing this discomfort in the early post-surgical period, I would give it some time, as symptoms such as this usually resolve over the first month or so. If it has been...
As the tummy tuck is one of the more painful procedures we perform as plastic surgeons, I am always looking for ways to improve my patients comfort. When "pain pumps" became available I routinely used these for all of my tummy tucks and found a notable improvement in my patients. When Exparel...
No one has studied it yet, but I think it really has potential. THC can control the pain without causing nausea or constipation, the two most common side effects of narcotic pain medication. Certainly, discuss it with your surgeon. I would think that an edible would be better -- vaping is not as...
